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Excerpts from “The Right Fight: How to Live a Loving Life” by John Kennedy VaughanA Father’s Love Is Kind“I have rarely met anyone who isn’t kind to those who are kind to them.“Only those whose lives are totally ruled by fear might choose to be unkind to those who are kind to them. But if we want love ruling our lives, we must be kind no matter how others treat us.“Being kind when we don’t feel like it can mean a couple different things. Sometimes it just means what it sounds like: being kind a …

Excerpts from “The Right Fight: How to Live a Loving Life” by John Kennedy VaughanA Father’s Love Is More Than Feelings“In our lives, we experience feelings, and we take actions. Feelings come and go, most often beyond our control. However, decisions and actions are fully in our control. Our decisions and our actions can be based on our feelings, but they don’t have to be. In other words, I can spend my life just reacting to all my feelings, or I can choose to set my feelings aside long enough …

Excerpts from “The Right Fight: How to Live a Loving Life” by John Kennedy VaughanA Father’s Love Protects“Protecting is doing what is truly best for others. So often we think we are loving others by protecting them from truths that would help them become a better person because we don’t want to see them hurt. This is the reason people tell ‘white lies’ or withhold the constructive truth.“But because we know love is always truthful, we can also know that this is never really the loving thing to …

Excerpts from “The Right Fight: How to Live a Loving Life” by John Kennedy VaughanCourageous Fathers Are Not Prideful“Pride is fear pretending to be strong. Pride always projects strength because it is afraid. True strength projects humility because it is secure.“Fear will push or pull others down in order to pull or lift itself up. Love will push others up even if it means pushing itself down. The key to getting pride out of our lives is being grateful.“Who are the courageous among us? Are the …

Excerpts from “The Right Fight: How to Live a Loving Life” by John Kennedy VaughanA Father’s Love Perseveres“I have heard it said that winners never quit and quitters never win, but so many winners have quit so many times along the way. The greatest memories in any victory are the times we got back up after quitting.“In my fifteen-year journey chasing my dream, the moment it came true may have been the best moment in the journey, but it was only a moment. The journey was where all the value was …

Excerpts from “The Right Fight: How to Live a Loving Life” by John Kennedy VaughanA Father’s Love is Patient“It is easy to be patient when we feel patient, but what do we do when we don’t feel patient? When we are stuck in a line or trying to explain something to someone who just is not getting it? If we let love rule our lives, we don’t have to feel patient in order to be patient.“What is patience? Patience is having the courage to take a deep breath and look for the truth even when we don’t f …

Excerpts from “The Right Fight: How to Live a Loving Life” by John Kennedy VaughanLoving Fathers Leave Legacies of Love“My grandfather, Ed Vaughan, was a giving and unselfish man.“He was much like most great men—simple, hardworking, loving, and selfless. His faith was very important to him, my family tells me.“Growing up, I always felt my greatest loss was never knowing my grandfather. I still feel that way today. His love and the example of love he lived out would have surely enriched my life …

Excerpts from “The Right Fight: How to Live a Loving Life” by John Kennedy VaughanUn-Forgiveness Stops Our Lives On A Dime“Because time keeps moving forward, un-forgiveness leads to us living our lives walking backward as we keep staring at what’s happened. It prevents us from focusing on what is happening in our lives.“Forgiving ourselves or others is not about pretending our action or another’s action is OK or no longer regrettable. There are things I did thirty years ago that I despise more …

Point 27 Honors Police, Families of Fallen Officers with Bible Verse Dog Tags  By Caleb Parke A faith-based organization that honors fallen heroes is pushing back against the anti-police "false narrative" following George Floyd's death and the recent calls to "defund the police."Point 27, teaming up with Shields of Strength, has coordinated with 105 police departments that have experienced a line of duty death since the beginning of the year. Point 27's national outreach coor …

In these chaotic times, it is critical to remember that love is not rude or angry, but fear is; and seeking truth must always supersede our actions.“Anger is something we all feel, and those angry feelings are often beyond our control. I have never figured out how to stop feeling anger. Acting on our angry feelings, though, is something we often can control.“We can feel anger but still choose to be kind. Fear acts on the anger that it feels. Anger does not rule our lives when we feel it. Anger o …